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2023
My Year in Books
31,180
pages read
Renee Bosard
91
books read
Renee Bosard
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
Shortest Book
105
pages
Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig
Longest Book
640
pages
Average book length in 2023
342
pages
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Most Shelved
2,791,395
people also shelved
Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies by John Langan
Least Shelved
3,216
people also shelved
Renee’s average rating for 2023
4.3
4.3
The Good, the Bad and the History by Jodi Taylor
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.62 average
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

Renee’s first review of the year

it was amazing
Another absolute homerun from T. Kingfisher. This book was creepy and oddly relatable and constantly made my skin crawl while I was at the same time trying not to snort from laughing so much.
RENEE’S 2023 BOOKS
Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman
Hark! the Herald Angels Scream by Christopher Golden
Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire
it was amazing
Beauty's Punishment by A.N. Roquelaure
Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen
Sign Here by Claudia Lux
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
It Came from the Closet by Joe Vallese
The Resting Place by Camilla Sten
Daphne by Josh Malerman
it was amazing
The Spite House by Johnny Compton
All Hallows by Christopher Golden
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
Cultish by Amanda Montell
The Fire Never Goes Out by N.D. Stevenson
it was amazing
She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Lone Women by Victor LaValle
Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie
White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link
The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
it was amazing
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies by John Langan
Linghun by Ai Jiang
Mary by Nat Cassidy
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
Graveyard of Lost Children by Katrina Monroe
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
it was amazing
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede
Man, Fuck This House by Brian Asman
The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson
The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
The Insatiable Volt Sisters by Rachel Eve Moulton
Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano
it was amazing
The Good, the Bad and the History by Jodi Taylor
Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Goblin by Josh Malerman
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
When Things Get Dark by Ellen Datlow
The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
it was amazing
The 2000s Made Me Gay by Grace Perry
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Ararat by Christopher Golden
The Invited by Jennifer McMahon
The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Mister Magic by Kiersten White
Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod Chapman
The September House by Carissa Orlando
it was amazing
You've Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca
The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix
What Kind of Mother by Clay McLeod Chapman
Piñata by Leopoldo Gout
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
The Institute by Stephen King
Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor
The Changeling by Victor LaValle
it was amazing
Mrs. March by Virginia Feito
Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig
The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner
The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro
A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand
The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox
Spin a Black Yarn by Josh Malerman
Nestlings by Nat Cassidy
it was amazing
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Reprieve by James Han Mattson
The Blackstone Chronicles by John Saul
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas
Christmas and Other Horrors by Ellen Datlow
The Ferryman by Justin Cronin
My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon
it was amazing
Christmas and Other Horrors by Ellen Datlow

Renee’s last review of the year

really liked it
Stand outs for me were:
His Castle by Alma Katsu
Loyly Sow-na by Josh Malerman
The Lord of Misrule by M. Rickert
After Words by John Langan
2023 Reading Challenge Img rccompleted
2023 READING
CHALLENGE
Renee Bosard read 91 out of 52 books.
 
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